UT - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs faces five years to life in prison when he returns to court this week for sentencing on two counts of rape as anaccomplice.
Earlier this year, a jury in Utah convicted Jeffs, the so-called "prophet" ofthe Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, of two felony counts stemming from his involvement in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-oldfollower to her 19-year-old cousin.
During a week-long trial in September, Elissa Wall testified that Jeffs forced her into an arranged marriage with Allen Steed and told her to give herself tohim "mind, body and soul," despite her objections.
On Tuesday, Jeffs is scheduled to return before Fifth District Judge JamesShumate, who will render the final decision under the broad sentencing range for rape as an accomplice.
The first count stems from Wall's initial sexual encounter with Steed, about three weeks after Jeffs married them in a legally non-binding ceremony in aNevada hotel. The second count covers the time after Wall met with Jeffs and begged him to release her from the marriage, to no avail.
Fundamentalist prophet Warren Jeffs to be sentenced for forcing teen to marry
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